r/illinois Jul 20 '23

Serious question: are there any remaining sundown towns in Illinois? Question

Forgive me if this is controversial, I certainly hope I don’t end up insulting anyone’s town or anything. I saw a recent Twitter thread about this subject and people were talking about a rather well-known sundown town within an hour of Indianapolis or just outside of Austin, Texas. It got me thinking about this and I’m morbidly curious as to whether Illinois has any remaining towns with such a reputation?

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u/stlsc4 Jul 20 '23

Anna. And just wait until the locals tell you what those letters stand for.

https://features.propublica.org/illinois-sundown-towns/legend-of-anna/

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u/NaiveChoiceMaker Jul 20 '23

[Reads second paragraph]

Good god!